Being a mother to only 1 child (and an aunt to 1), I feel a little silly doling out anything related to parenting. There are so many people who are so much more experienced than I. But, I suppose every child is different and what works for me might just help someone else who’s trying to find a solution. Jack is a great sleeper, great at going to bed, not so...

Did you know that if you become blind, that a dog is not your only option in animal assisted mobility? You could also choose to get a tiny, sneaker-wearing pony! I’m not making this up. Apparently, they wear the tiny sneakers to protect their hooves as they walk on the pavement. Check out the look on this little guy’s face. You know he’s...

A few more car wash pictures...

This last Sunday, our Bible Study group was responsible for doing the services two nursing homes that our church is involved with. We had to wake Jack up from a nap to make it to the first nursing home by 3pm so I could to play and sing, and Mark was to give the message. I HATE to wake Jack up from a nap. The one day he wants to sleep longer than 2 hours and I...

I was tagged by Stephanie and Terra to write a post with 8 random facts about me. This is a fun meme – always nice to get to know people better. Here are my 8 random things: I love sad songs and sad movies. The sadder and more pathetic, the better. Think Sophie’s Choice or Whiskey Lullaby. My hair was straight as a board when I was little and the older...

I’ve been watching the Noggin channel with all the preschooler programs for a while now, and there are some things that have really been puzzling me: What is with Dora’s head? No one else in her family has an enormous “noggin” like she does, so it doesn’t appear to be genetic. I wouldn’t have wanted to give birth to that...

I’m very aurally oriented, and am also very emotionally empathetic. In plain English, what that means is when Jack is screaming in frustration or anger, I begin to feel very frustrated and angry along with him and I want to scream too. I find it incredibly difficult to separate myself from his frustration and try and help him deal with it- instead I just make...